keithb's blog

I just got a note from Mitchel Resnick about Shree Nayar, "who is a professor at Columbia University, Shree Nayar, is working on a new project to engage kids in photography (and learn about optics/physics of photography). It includes a kit for putting together your own camera, and an online community for sharing photos. See www.bigshotcamera.org" 

Going all the way back to our Youth Computer Center (the YCC) at our old Science Museum building, alumni Natalie, Mike and Karen found the perfect way to outfit a new lab dedicated to exploring art and science through classic and emerging technology... "real" office chairs. Perfect for spinning 360's ( but not by students and not during classes...)

After a long and wonderful life, LTC has retired our set of lab chairs...

Some went to staff and will continue their supportive lives and the rest to be recycled...

SMILE (a pathway in the National Science Digital Library)

www.howtosmile.org

IDEA Cooperative on Ice!

Kristen P writes:

Hey everyone!
Check out the fun new project Design Team will be working on this winter! 
(scroll down to IDEA shanty)
http://www.artshantyprojects.org/artists

IDEA Shanty

( Or I wish I had a brain!) Tracy said "Keith take a look in the refrigerator at what Sabrina made for Ed lunch" so I opened the door ( I think it made a creaking sound)  

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This project uses the Lego Wedo and Scratch 1.4
Its inspired by the first catfish project, made by Asia for the Amarillo Scratch Workshop.

Asia worked with Claudia and Leah introducing the WeDo:

Here's Leah's dancing Alice. This has a WeDo motor and the tilt sensor

Asia worked with Claudia and Leah introducing the WeDo
Here's Claudia's talking sandwich. It used the cool motion module too.